A deep-sea dweller that rarely comes to the ocean’s surface washed ashore a beach in Southern California, making it the second one to appear in just a few months. Now, researchers are trying to ...

With a head eerily resembling Darth Vader’s iconic helmet—hence the name—this deep-sea dweller is as fascinating as it is frightening. This terrifying sea bug belongs to the genus Bathynomus ...

The biggest stories of the day delivered to your inbox.

Like a deep-sea modern dancer, a rarely seen animal undulates in the dark, its vast arms swirling slowly through the water. You’ve just met the giant phantom jelly, an elusive ocean dweller with ...